Interesting article about anesthesia This was posted from Tufts Vet school and I thought it was interesting about anesthesia Pets and Anesthesia | Tufts Now |
Great article...reassuring to me, as I always excessively worry about anesthesia...and the extent of my worry isn't corroborated by the risk (meaning, I worry FAR more than I should). |
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Thank you for sharing this article. I think the anesthesia scares me less than having my dogs out of my sight and control. I have general trust issues. |
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Put this into the Health Library here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...esia-pets.html Thanks again for posting this :)! |
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This is my biggest worry of all when it comes to my Yorkies. My baby boy Timothy should have had his teeth cleaned a few times while younger, but I feared he wouldn't make it through while being under. He also needed luxating patella surgery on both hind legs, of which I didn't do because of the same fear. Now I read this article and AM NOT FORGETTING the fact it's at Tufts and NOT my local vets in the area. The same protections and Veterinarians that are at Tufts are one thing, but having similar near here is something else. I'm not going to be skewed by facts, when the facts don't apply similar around here. Matthias |
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You can always go to board certified vets if you don't want to do anesthesia at your regular vet. I would only go to boarded surgeons anyway for orthopedic surgery. Tufts is not the only place where anesthesia is safe. As for dentals, there is more of a risk of your pup dying from cardiac or renal disease due to the effects of periodonal disease than from anesthesia. Know your vet and know the anesthetic protocols. There is such a small risk of anesthetic death with up to date protocols. |
This is an excellent article and now sticky! Lots of very good information that should bring the anxiety level way down. Since I'm in the OR regularly surgery does not scare me at all, not for me, my family or my pets. |
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The only facts being skewed are by you as you seem to think only Tufts does it right. I'm sorry your dog has foregone needed procedures because of your fear. I hope others don't follow suit and instead educate themselves and ask questions. Reading information from places like Tufts makes us all more knowledgeable so please don't derail the information to justify your own inaction with your dog. |
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Thanks for the article, will be sure to share. Reminds me of when I used to volunteer at my local vet when I was in school, a dog who was in recovery just emptied his bowels and bladder right there in the bed, which was thankfully covered in a peepad |
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Also know your vet. Does he have experience with smaller animals? My vet specializes in Exotics, and routinely works on hamsters, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas and such, along with reptiles and birds. I feel more confident with him doing a surgery on my small dogs, as all these animals require different protocols for anesthesia, and I feel he's better informed and has the experience to make the best choices for my dogs. And he and his wife are both vets, and routinely do surgeries together, especially on higher risk patients. Ask about the specific drugs he uses. If he minds you asking, then that would be a bit of a red flag to me. Pre-op blood work should always be done in advance. And everything else mentioned in the article. |
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I had written a reply to you above as an edit shortly after I finished, then none of it was saved as there's a wrong protocol of no more edits after 5 minutes, so my reply to you never got put there. Hence I now have to do another post and am now not in a mood to write as much... Anyway, I would bet everything I own that I would be in the upper 5% bracket of owners who asked many questions to their vets prior to making a big decision, like surgery. I asked every conceivable question I could think of. I went in there with a w-r-i-t-t-e-n list of questions. I referenced magazines, books, forums, videos, a pay-for-advice online vet service, other vets and other yorkie owners. I went in well prepared. I did spend approx. $200 in blood work and tests as well. Thank you for your advice as I feel the more you know about the vet and their experience, etc, the better it is to know if that's the vet you want working on your yorkie or if it's better to go elsewhere. May your babies always be well, and live a long healthy and happy life! Matthias :) |
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